Top 10 Best TV Characters Introduced and Killed Off in the Second Season of the Show

There were already tremendous, groundbreaking plot devices and twists in the first seasons before these characters got a chance to shine.

But when they did get their chance in the second seasons, they made sure to leave a lasting impact.

The Top Ten

Matthew Bevilaqua (The Sopranos)

- Planned the botched drive-by hit on Chris alongside Sean
- Worked the executive card game
- Robbed some safes with Sean
- Pushed a stock scam called Webistics
- Executed by Tony and Sal in vicious retribution by being interrogated and riddled with bullets
Luke McDonald (True Blood)

- Fanatic zealot who befriended Jason Stackhouse
- Exploded himself with a self-destruct timed bomb in a suicide mission to execute a large supply of vampires in the name of Steve Newlin and the Fellowship of the Sun group
Randall Tier (Hannibal)

- Museum employee who was also a serial killer
- Dismembered and displayed along the skeleton of a saber-toothed cat
Armando "Armadillo" Quintero (The Shield)

- Mexican gang leader who held control of drug trade in Farmington
- Firenecklaced his victims in ruthless torture method
- Had his own brother executed in order to display no weakness to Vic
- Had Ronnie Gardocki severely wounded as a vengeance tactic
- Face scarred in retaliation by Vic
- Stabbed to death in cell by orders from Vic
Dr. Arthur Arden / Hans Grüper (American Horror Story: Asylum)

- Physician and administrator at Briarcliff Manor
- Behind the altered mutated humans
- Scorched to cinders when he chose to be cremated with the deceased Sister Mary Eunice since he loved her so much
Kipekemie Jara (Oz)

- Nigerian Yoruba inmate who tried to connect Adebisi with his roots
- Stabbed to death by Wangler who wanted to snap Adebisi from his influence
Theo Galavan / Azrael (Gotham)

- Executed by Jim Gordon and Penguin. Later resurrected by Professor Strange as Azrael
- Assumed role of vigilante Azrael until Butch showed up and used a rocket launcher to obliterate him
Dr. Ira Graves (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

- Cyberneticist dying from Darnay's disease
- Stored memory and transfers consciousness into Data's positronic brain in the hopes of achieving ongoing research
- Data exhibits erratic behavior and personality alterations
- He is removed from Data's consciousness and is transferred to the Enterprise's main computer, allowing his knowledge to be preserved
Santos Jimenez (Dexter)

- Operated under the orders of Hector Estrada
- Butchered Dexter's mother and left Brian Moser and Dexter Morgan traumatized
- Dismembered by Dexter with a chainsaw
Zandar (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys)

- Devout follower of Hera. Worshipped her
- Hera sent Pyro to kill Hercules. Pyro burned Zandar to death when he came to him in an attempt to get aid against Hercules